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Hey guys, as you all know the big news about how we are recieving the big android 4.4 as announced by samsung, so what do we need to do in order to prep for this release?
Heres some tips!
1. Do a full nandroid backup! Even better yet, if you know how to, convert it to a odin flashable .tar
This is so if anything goes wrong, we have some chance of fixing the device
Backup
System, data, cache, efs
2. If you dont wanna lose warranty on your device then dont bother flashing the 4.4 firmware via odin, theres a real good chance samsung implemented knox. So just wait for a dev to release a stock, rooted rom without the bootloader and knox files included.
3. If you dont care about warranty then by all means, flash the latest firmware, and when it arrives, update via odin or simply on the device itself.
So the moral here is dont flash the new bootloader until someone either confirms there is no knox. Or just wait for a dev to release a knox-free 4.4.
Take care and get ready, get set, go!
there are a two thing i worried about and that is knox and i do not expect a huge update
Eagerly awaiting since yesterday
Egyptionman said:
there are a two thing i worried about and that is knox and i do not expect a huge update
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It is huge update but mostly under the hood changes. No cosmetic changes except the battery bar being white.
Implementation of project svelte is a huge advantage for devices having low ram.
Iqbal Ansari said:
It is huge update but mostly under the hood changes. No cosmetic changes except the battery bar being white.
Implementation of project svelte is a huge advantage for devices having low ram.
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actually ALOOT of things changed.. almost all 4.3 mods are not compatible with 4.4
1. because the android api level is higher
2. because almost every single file got a re-write
Iqbal Ansari said:
It is huge update but mostly under the hood changes. No cosmetic changes except the battery bar being white.
Implementation of project svelte is a huge advantage for devices having low ram.
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thanks
Will the international version of Galaxy S3 receive the update? I mean even if not, it's easy to port US version to International right guys? RIGHT?
Brajano95 said:
Will the international version of Galaxy S3 receive the update? I mean even if not, it's easy to port US version to International right guys? RIGHT?
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If US gets 4.4 then international certainly will as US is slower at updates than the rest of the world so theoretically the unlocked 19300 should get the updates first!
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Is there even confirmed that S3 will get the taste of chocolate bars?
Eleve11 said:
Is there even confirmed that S3 will get the taste of chocolate bars?
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check out the portal mate
you obviously missed the big news!
ricky310711 said:
check out the portal mate
you obviously missed the big news!
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Oh! Totally missed that heh...
To bad the official firmware thread is gone so Faryaab can't give us a hint of when... (what the hell happend to that thread ?)
Closing thread as there is already a 4.4 discussion thread
I tried searching, but i cant find my particular problem on here and only posts about the error and no fix on any other external site.
1. I have an active dev account and can log into it just fine.
2. I cannot and have not been able to log into PFD on a phone since February. Almost like MS pulled support for the app, but you can still d/l it and install. It just keeps saying "to download the preview you must be registered as a windows phone developer", but i am.
3. I have a factory unlocked 1020 and its stuck on Update 1 and since i dont have an SD card slot, i cant use the CustomWPSystem path.
So, is there a fix for the PFD issue?
Is there a ROM i can flash for the Update 2 or some way to force it to download other than PFD?
irony is, i just used the CustomWPSystem way to update my 810, but i wasnt able to when i tried before.
No one? At all?
Windows Phone 8.1 update 2 isn't offered for old Lumias, so you can't install that, and also Preview for Developers is replaced with Windows Insider App.
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Windows Phone 8.1 update 2 isn't offered for old Lumias, so you can't install that, and also Preview for Developers is replaced with Windows Insider App.
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Wow, youre highly uninformed. The 1020 does get full Demin...
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Wow, youre highly uninformed. The 1020 does get full Demin...
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Haha....Says the one who doesn't know the difference btw GDR1 and GDR2 aka Update 2.
You clearly asked about Update 2 and then you are saying about Denim. Do you actually know what you're talking? Go get informed and come back.
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Haha....Says the one who doesn't know the difference btw GDR1 and GDR2 aka Update 2.
You clearly asked about Update 2 and then you are saying about Denim. Do you actually know what you're talking? Go get informed and come back.
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The 1020 gets Denim and Update 2 if youre on AT&T, but the unlocked ones for some reason are hit and miss and only get partial Denim with Update 1. Same on the 830, i forced it on my unlocked one using the CustomPFD update path. I also got update 2 on my 810 which never got the official 8.1 update at all, except through PFD. So, why dont you do some research?
PFD has not been replaced by WI, its still valid and in the Store, WI is for Win10 updates/upgrades.
Woah, only one person here claims that he got official GDR2 on AT&T 1020 while the rest of world are wondering on how to get update 2 installed on their phones, ofcourse they can get this verson 8.10.14234.375 with the impersonating phone hack.
Yes, you get the partial update becoz as I said MS never released update 2 to older Lumias except 1520, 1320. It is offered to new phones such as 830, 730, 735 and 930 and so on.
Check this link : http://www.windowscentral.com/windows-phone-81-update-2
PFD is replaced means that all the future builds updates of WP 8.2 will be offered through Windows Insider, technically its capability. It is valid in the store doesn't mean that it is currently active. I will again say do some research.
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2. I cannot and have not been able to log into PFD on a phone since February. Almost like MS pulled support for the app, but you can still d/l it and install. It just keeps saying "to download the preview you must be registered as a windows phone developer", but i am.
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You have registered your phone with "PhoneReg.exe" ?
titi66200 said:
You have registered your phone with "PhoneReg.exe" ?
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Did you read the first post? I have an active dev account, so youd think i would know i have to unlock the phone. Besides, the error would be different if it wasnt unlocked, ive seen it before.
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Did you read the first post? I have an active dev account, so youd think i would know i have to unlock the phone. Besides, the error would be different if it wasnt unlocked, ive seen it before.
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Support for the app was discontinued, don't know when but as of now, you can't use it even if you have developer unlocked your phone.
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Support for the app was discontinued, don't know when but as of now, you can't use it even if you have developer unlocked your phone.
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It seems that way, but it doesnt follow the MS history of pulling the app when its no longer useful. Im waiting on a word from MS from a ticket i input, but the tech is a numbnuts and cant read english very well or something.
Talon Pro said:
It seems that way, but it doesnt follow the MS history of pulling the app when its no longer useful. Im waiting on a word from MS from a ticket i input, but the tech is a numbnuts and cant read english very well or something.
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You are trying to install Update 2 via PDF app, aren't you? If so, then you can't, I think the last build that was offered via PFD is the current denim. Think about it, why doesn't people download it and install update 2 instead of trying the roundabout way that was given in the above link. So as of now, if you want to install GDR2 use the hack without sd card slot.
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You are trying to install Update 2 via PDF app, aren't you? If so, then you can't, I think the last build that was offered via PFD is the current denim. Think about it, why doesn't people download it and install update 2 instead of trying the roundabout way that was given in the above link. So as of now, if you want to install GDR2 use the hack without sd card slot.
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Do you have a link to the ffu?
Also Update 2 on my 810 made it wonky so i went to roll back to Update 1, totally forgetting that 8.1 was only on PFD and it went all the way back to 8.0 and Insider isnt available for 8.0. I can get a ROM dump from another phone so thats a moot point. It would be so much easier if PFD worked...
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Do you have a link to the ffu?
Also Update 2 on my 810 made it wonky so i went to roll back to Update 1, totally forgetting that 8.1 was only on PFD and it went all the way back to 8.0 and Insider isnt available for 8.0. I can get a ROM dump from another phone so thats a moot point. It would be so much easier if PFD worked...
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You are aware that MS hadn't released the official Denim firmware to old Lumia Phones, right? Currently, the stock rom available on their servers is Cyan. So Denim is offered only through Windows Update, which is kinda bummer. However if you want backup this rom (Denim) you have only one option i.e., through Windows Phone Internals.
This is the URL which is kinda risky, but nonetheless, it's easy to root 1020 and install GDR2 if you follow this step by step guide - impersonating phone hack
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You are aware that MS hadn't released the official Denim firmware to old Lumia Phones, right? Currently, the stock rom available on their servers is Cyan. So Denim is offered only through Windows Update, which is kinda bummer. However if you want backup this rom (Denim) you have only one option i.e., through Windows Phone Internals.
This is the URL which is kinda risky, but nonetheless, it's easy to root 1020 and install GDR2 if you follow this step by step guide - impersonating phone hack
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The 1020 gets a partial version of Denim:
http://www.mobileburn.com/24533/news/nokia-lumia-1020-finally-getting-lumia-denim-update-with-att
http://www.winbeta.org/news/lumia-denim-shows-us-att-phones-lumia-635-and-1020-are-updated-here
Also, when using WDRT it does in fact load Update 1 and Denim, and even has a notification "Welcome to Lumia Denim" once it was done updating all the apps.
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The 1020 gets a partial version of Denim:
http://www.mobileburn.com/24533/news/nokia-lumia-1020-finally-getting-lumia-denim-update-with-att
http://www.winbeta.org/news/lumia-denim-shows-us-att-phones-lumia-635-and-1020-are-updated-here
Also, when using WDRT it does in fact load Update 1 and Denim, and even has a notification "Welcome to Lumia Denim" once it was done updating all the apps.
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Man...Like I said all of us having old lumias will only get Denim firmware via Windows Update (Did you see the bold character) not through WDRT (Stock ROM). How can you get Denim update via recovery tool? You might be imagining things.
BTW there is no partial version of Denim (Denim + 8.1 update 1)
After Denim there is minor firmware update to selected phones which comes with 8.1 update 2.
That's why I will say this again first do research, don't just blindly believe what you think is right.
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Man...Like I said all of us having old lumias will only get Denim firmware via Windows Update (Did you see the bold character) not through WDRT (Stock ROM). How can you get Denim update via recovery tool? You might be imagining things.
BTW there is no partial version of Denim (Denim + 8.1 update 1)
After Denim there is minor firmware update to selected phones which comes with 8.1 update 2.
That's why I will say this again first do research, don't just blindly believe what you think is right.
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Did you read either of those links? It gets Denim, but no Lumia Camera update and some other things are left out that im not exactly sure of. Also, ive been around here a lot longer than you and am not new to flashing or Windows devices, i just come here when i need assistance and cant find the answer anywhere else.
What the hell is this then - The 1020 gets Denim and Update 2 if youre on AT&T, but the unlocked ones for some reason are hit and miss and only get partial Denim with Update 1.
By the above statement as said by you it means full denim comes with 8.1 update 2. And dude seriously we aren't talking about that Lumia Camera 5 but GDR2, you are contradicting yourself and say you knew more than me. Just accept that what others said man...
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What the hell is this then - The 1020 gets Denim and Update 2 if youre on AT&T, but the unlocked ones for some reason are hit and miss and only get partial Denim with Update 1.
By the above statement as said by you it means full denim comes with 8.1 update 2. And dude seriously we aren't talking about that Lumia Camera 5 but GDR2, you are contradicting yourself and say you knew more than me. Just accept that what others said man...
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Many people have reported of getting Update 2 on AT&T, but people with factory unlocked ones reported not being able to get it without PFD. Trust me, ive been researching this or the 830 for well over a year since i couldnt get LTE on my 810 which i hold as the best WP ever. With the prices of used ones coming down to under $100 from $200+ in the last 6 months, i cant pass up the op for one, even if just for the camera.
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Many people have reported of getting Update 2 on AT&T, but people with factory unlocked ones reported not being able to get it without PFD. Trust me, ive been researching this or the 830 for well over a year since i couldnt get LTE on my 810 which i hold as the best WP ever. With the prices of used ones coming down to under $100 from $200+ in the last 6 months, i cant pass up the op for one, even if just for the camera.
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I knew you are referring to this link right? Can you show me where in this thread did people say they are downloading Update 2.
They used the preview for developers app to get Denim (8.10.14234.375) and no Update 2. You might be the furball zen, right?
Just go through this thread and think.
http //blogs.sonymobile.com/2016/08/23/sony-xperia-and-android-7-0-nougat
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And we only have wait about 7-8 months
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And we only have wait about 7-8 months
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where did you see 8 months ?
i hope it will be less than 2..
i guess X\ XP will be 1st and than Z5 > Z4 etc..
it weird they cancel Z3 even it has beta 1st.... maybe because of that... Z3 is to low end i guess
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where did you see 8 months ?
i hope it will be less than 2..
i guess X\ XP will be 1st and than Z5 > Z4 etc..
it weird they cancel Z3 even it has beta 1st.... maybe because of that... Z3 is to low end i guess
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Z5c received marshmallow in march or april. Z1 received kitkat march or april. So it is based on experience. Sony is one of the laziest to update phones to new android version
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Superrman said:
where did you see 8 months ?
i hope it will be less than 2..
i guess X\ XP will be 1st and than Z5 > Z4 etc..
it weird they cancel Z3 even it has beta 1st.... maybe because of that... Z3 is to low end i guess
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Or maybe cause z3 is only a 32bit cpu, snapdragon 801, all other devices on their list are 64bit z3+ onwards
Even the other nexus devices are all 64bit, except for the nexus 6 which some say is 64 while others say its 32,
Superrman said:
where did you see 8 months ?
i hope it will be less than 2..
i guess X\ XP will be 1st and than Z5 > Z4 etc..
it weird they cancel Z3 even it has beta 1st.... maybe because of that... Z3 is to low end i guess
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When you look at the Sony tracking history, they released KK, LP, MM everytime on March..... so you can imagine it.
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Or maybe cause z3 is only a 32bit cpu, snapdragon 801, all other devices on their list are 64bit z3+ onwards
Even the other nexus devices are all 64bit, except for the nexus 6 which some say is 64 while others say its 32,
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yup maybe
but sadly z5c got only 1.8GB
barely got this device 6 months
and games like CSR 2 left the phone with only 250MB free RAM
and all backward apps had to force close down even home screen reloaded again
i know 64 bit takes more RAM and support more than 3.5GB
i hope it will be fine.. anyway like you all said.. probably it will be out ,at least 6 months from now
If I understand the pattern correctly, it's likely that Z5C last Android upgrade will be 8.0, right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...enmod-13-0-t3245573/post68342085#post68342085 Android Nougat booting on Xperia M.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...enmod-13-0-t3245573/post68342085#post68342085 Android Nougat booting on Xperia M.
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cm13 still dosnt work on this phone, cm14 is way out of reach. I could really go for cm11, that would actually get me excited.
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If I understand the pattern correctly, it's likely that Z5C last Android upgrade will be 8.0, right?
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As long "android 8.0" is released before the 2 year support for the Z5C, so like before September 2017 since it Z5C was released around September 2015 i believe
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As long "android 8.0" is released before the 2 year support for the Z5C, so like before September 2017 since it Z5C was released around September 2015 i believe
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7.0 or 8.0 should be the normal life span.
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If I understand the pattern correctly, it's likely that Z5C last Android upgrade will be 8.0, right?
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Maybe not 8.0 but at least up until 7.1.1 or 7.1.2 as they will be called, google upgrades for nougat.
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Hey, guys, FXP has experimental android 7.0 builds for some devices, including the Z5C
http://fxpblog.co/aosp/aosp-7-0/
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Only E5803 listed no E5823 but I think the rom still work.
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Hey, guys, FXP has experimental android 7.0 builds for some devices, including the Z5C
http://fxpblog.co/aosp/aosp-7-0/
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I gave this build a try on my device:
Everything seemed to work okay except camera. The camera app wouldn't open. I didn't have the chance to try any other camera because I was unsure how to properly get gapps onto my phone to try third party cameras.
I did get gapps on there, but it involved installing the ROM through TWRP, then flashing back the kernel that could be used with TWRP, flashing Gapps, then flashing back the AOSP kernel. However, once I did this, Google Play Services kept crashing.
Gave up after that XD
thanks for feed back @largehamburgerhat , i want to install this rom but there is .img files in zip file, how can i flash this files ? also did you flashed opengapps ?
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thanks for feed back @largehamburgerhat , i want to install this rom but there is .img files in zip file, how can i flash this files ? also did you flashed opengapps ?
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So I'm guessing FXP builds these using Sony's AOSP build guide: http://developer.sonymobile.com/ope...uild-aosp-nougat-for-unlocked-xperia-devices/
At the end, they mention this:
fastboot –S 256M flash boot out/target/product/<device>/boot.img
fastboot –S 256M flash system out/target/product/<device>/system.img
fastboot –S 256M flash userdata out/target/product/<device>/userdata.img
Simply boot your device into fastboot mode, extract the .img files and run those commands! (of course, make sure to change and use the correct path where it says "out/target/...")
I cant get the camera working with any app nor the flashlight but i did get google play services working . Flashed boot, system and userdata images and TWRP as recovery then micro gapps before first boot .
Front camera working ,also while charging only led working but no detail in settings,sound wonderful with music
I believe no one has asked this. Is dual Booting possible on this tablet with the DUAL patcher app? I know of it works on the s3 s6 and note 5, but is there a method to dual boot? Thanks, even if no one sees fhis?
Leo_is_m said:
I believe no one has asked this. Is dual Booting possible on this tablet with the DUAL patcher app? I know of it works on the s3 s6 and note 5, but is there a method to dual boot? Thanks, even if no one sees fhis
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Ok, there might be a way to do it, but I don't think it's possible for SM-T350 yet because of the new Marshmallow update. It will take a while for that to happen and plus there is no other custom OS for this device yet. (Only an unofficial version of EVERVOLV)
I have this device and you got to either choose Touchwiz or EVERVOLV.
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Ok, there might be a way to do it, but I don't think it's possible for SM-T350 yet because of the new Marshmallow update. It will take a while for that to happen and plus there is no other custom OS for this device yet. (Only an unofficial version of EVERVOLV)
I have this device and you got to either choose Touchwiz or EVERVOLV.
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I was planning on dual booting EVERVOLV that's why I asked but if it's not possible,yet, I guess I could try and see if there's a way. I forgot to mention I am on Lollipop, I didn't know there was marshmallow for the tablet since I left it on the desk for 3+ months.
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I was planning on dual booting EVERVOLV that's why I asked but if it's not possible,yet, I guess I could try and see if there's a way. I forgot to mention I am on Lollipop, I didn't know there was marshmallow for the tablet since I left it on the desk for 3+ months.
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I have tried the Evervolve build and if installed patiently, it actually runs pretty nice. I really think that a custom kernel is needed though. I really hope that someone ports CM13 over to this device.. I really think that this tablet would run great on CM.
I've managed to get LineageOS built for an SM-T285 using https://github.com/jedld/device_samsung_gtexslte, thinking this would be close enough for the SM-T280. Unfortunately TWRP balks at installing it because my device has the codename "gtexwifixx" rather than "gtexslte". Where do I go from here?
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Where do I go from here?
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Unfortunately nowhere.... You can't flash this rom on your device, cause it's different. You’d have to build a ROM for the 280. It will be probably easier because work is done for the 285, but still it needs to be done.
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Unfortunately nowhere.... You can't flash this rom on your device, cause it's different. You’d have to build a ROM for the 280. It will be probably easier because work is done for the 285, but still it needs to be done.
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As far as I can tell, the 280 is just the 285 minus cellular radio. Would this therefore made sense? Change references of "gtexslte" to "gtexwifixx" and then comment out stuff having to do with the cell radio.
see here opening post https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-a/development/rom-samsung-galaxy-tab-7-0-lte-sm-t285-t3548219:
SM-T280 Users: Unfortunately this rom would probably not work on it since the SM-T285 and SM-T280 have different kernels and slightly different hardware. I don't have access to this device so it would be hard for me to port it over. However I believe there are a lot of similiarities in the device tree that can be shared. If a dev with the SM-T280 is interested I can probably help.
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As far as I can tell, the 280 is just the 285 minus cellular radio. Would this therefore made sense? Change references of "gtexslte" to "gtexwifixx" and then comment out stuff having to do with the cell radio.
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Remove the assert lines referring to the t285 model in the updater script.
It may boot with the T280 kernel.
Are there any news on this. Since searching 'lineageos samsung galaxy tab a t280' finds this page in 1st place, us, users of SM-T280 needs LineageOS for this device. It was released with Android 5.1 and we're on Android 9, as of now, September 2018.
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Are there any news on this. Since searching 'lineageos samsung galaxy tab a t280' finds this page in 1st place, us, users of SM-T280 needs LineageOS for this device. It was released with Android 5.1 and we're on Android 9, as of now, September 2018.
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there is a lineage os 14 for this device now. but it is NOT complete. no audio, mic, camera, brightness, even youtube does not work for me. and I can't go back to stock because I have no windows device. only a Linux mint machine
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zippzYT said:
there is a lineage os 14 for this device now. but it is NOT complete. no audio, mic, camera, brightness, even youtube does not work for me. and I can't go back to stock because I have no windows device. only a Linux mint machine
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So you've had Odin access but no longer do? Linux's version of Odin is called Heimdall. Check your Mint repository for it and google usage instructions. I use MX linux which has Heimdall in its repository, if Mint doesn't. The original firmware can be downloaded at Sammobile (https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/ga...e/SM-T280/XAC/).
Always make a backup before flashing and you'd have avoided this problem.
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So you've had Odin access but no longer do? Linux's version of Odin is called Heimdall. Check your Mint repository for it and google usage instructions. I use MX linux which has Heimdall in its repository, if Mint doesn't. The original firmware can be downloaded at Sammobile (https://www.sammobile.com/samsung/ga...e/SM-T280/XAC/).
Always make a backup before flashing and you'd have avoided this problem.
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OK thanks